16, obligatory-what is "righteousness"?

"Righteousness" is respected by China traditional culture. Confucianism stresses "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith". People often say "benevolence and morality". The Romance of the Three Kingdoms deduces a word "righteousness" throughout. Without being bought by Cao Cao, Liu He, the "Three sworn friends in Taoyuan", once traveled to the United States to escort his eldest sister-in-law to find his brother Liu Bei. People often evaluate honest people's sense of justice, call them "righteous people", and do what is euphemistically called "righteous acts". Scholars have said that "iron shoulders bear morality and skillful hands write articles". Loyalty and benevolence has always been a respected and respected character. The meanings of "be courageous", "be courageous", "duty-bound", "sacrifice one's life for justice" and "be duty-bound" express a mountain of social responsibility and value pursuit, which makes people respect. However, "forgetting righteousness before interests", "ungrateful", "treacherous", "heartless" and "heartless" show a serious social condemnation, and those who are condemned are despised and spurned.

So what is "righteousness"? "Righteousness, appropriate also. Criminal adaptation. " (Ming Shi) that should be the case. Meaning has different meanings. Such as friendship, courtesy, faith and morality. People often say that friendship is priceless. The so-called "friendship" is what people feel and should do. Act with emotion and make things happen. People often say that "courtesy and righteousness are round and clear". The so-called "ceremony" is a polite behavior that should be made out of etiquette and etiquette requirements. People also say "faithfulness is like a mountain". The so-called "trust" is the responsibility that should be assumed from the social rules of honesty. The highest meaning is "morality". The highest principle in traditional culture is Tao, that is, the unified law and law of the universe. Therefore, people often put Tao before righteousness, forming a moral statement. Those who take the road are right, and those who violate the road are evil. Therefore, morality is "justice" and "a trip to the avenue, and the world is public." So "morality", "justice" and "justice" have the same meaning.

Whether it is benevolence, propriety, faithfulness or morality, righteousness is actually an act that should be done rationally. The so-called "obligatory". Based on this basic meaning, people call what they should do and what they should do "obligations". Behaviors that conform to justice and public welfare are called "righteous deeds". Whether it is friendship, courtesy, faithfulness or morality, they all restrict and regulate human behavior from different angles and levels. Justice and morality, in particular, have great and universal appeal and higher binding force, which makes all political figures in history vigorously flaunt themselves as representatives of justice, messengers or incarnations of morality. No one dares to openly oppose justice and morality.

Because righteousness is related to Tao, and it is similar to Tao. "Those who gain Tao prosper, those who lose Tao die." Therefore, righteousness is not dispensable, feasible or impossible for people and human society. For individuals, adding righteousness to their thoughts and behaviors can improve their taste and realm of life and gain higher social recognition. Therefore, in the social environment, people should have morality on their shoulders, righteousness in their bodies, diligence and courage. "Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and powerful people can't bend." Only by taking responsibility can we make a difference. When personal interests conflict with social responsibilities, we should consider the interests of righteousness, control interests with righteousness, and even die heroically. We should walk with justice, but we should not turn our backs on justice or even be enemies of it. For the society, it is even more necessary to establish a social mechanism that promotes healthy trends, strengthens the body and eliminates evil, punishes evil and promotes good, and maintains fairness and justice. That is, "the country does not benefit from it, but from justice" (university).

If a person is mercenary, cynical, treacherous, ungrateful and unkind, then he will "hang himself if he does more injustice." If a society takes material interests as the main driving direction and does not care about friendship, propriety, benevolence and morality, and lacks a perfect social mechanism to safeguard fairness and justice, then evil will inevitably run rampant, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and the law of the jungle will become a jungle world of animal desires.

From this perspective, righteousness is not only something that the ancients need to advocate, but also something that we urgently need to inherit and carry forward today. The banner of morality will always fly high above human society!